Thursday, September 12, 2013

Review- Bella Key by Scarlet Chastain

Bella Key

By Scarlet Chastain

April 30th 2013

Contemporary/f/f/Multicultural (Hispanic/white)/Fluid
sexuality

12.8K words

75 pgs

Pub: Evernight Publishing

Maddie Jacobs must be crazy. At least that’s what her mother
thinks. Professionally, she’s confident and secure; personally, she’s a hot
mess. Not even a marriage proposal from a man who adores her can quell her
search for something more.
In need of an escape, Maddie flees to Key West’s most southern island, Bella
Key, to rest and recharge at Casa Bonita. She almost gives up on the weekend
retreat when the Bed & Breakfast is closed for repairs until Sunny Rojas,
the inn owner, extends an offer of friendship, sweet tea and a room. Still
reeling from a breakup with her longtime partner, Sunny is thankful for the
diversion from her own broken heart.
The arrival of a fierce storm forces the women’s emotional journey to a head
and leads them into each other’s arms. But can Maddie throw her hang-ups to the
wind and go with her heart? The magic of Bella Key teaches her that passion
cannot be placed neatly into boxes labeled right and wrong, because love knows
no boundaries.

This is such cute, well-written and erotic story and it gave
me the warm fuzzies all over. You know when you meet someone and you
immediately feel so comfortable that none of the usual first meeting guarding
comes up? You feel very relaxed and as if whatever you do or say will be fine,
you can be yourself? This is the kind of relationship that Maddie and Sunny
have. I loved it!

The whole set up on how these two women meet and why Maddie
would be there was totally believable and didn’t feel contrived. Right away the
women are very comfortable with each other, easily chatting and acting as if
they’ve known each other for years.

Maddie comes across as someone who is somewhat vulnerable
even though she has a high powered job. She wants to end it with the “perfect”
guy on paper and just wants a few days to chill and think things over.

Sunny is a warm, friendly person who welcomes Maddie with
open arms, making her feel at ease right away. And she calls Maddie Chica in an
endearing and familiar way even though she’s just met her, which I liked. She
also doesn’t shy away from being who she is, letting Maddie know that her last
partner was a woman when it comes up in conversation.

Even though they’ve just met, the women slip into a sweet
sexual thing like right away. But it was written realistically from both POVs.
Maddie doesn’t angst about her first time with a woman, but also doesn’t feel
totally comfortable as it’s something new for her. All those thoughts about
ramifications do run through her head. Sunny lets her figure it out without putting
anything on her about it even though she wants her to stay and wants to keep
something going.

Even better was that these two women work things out pretty
quickly without a bunch of drama. There’s something so refreshing about two
people clicking and simply enjoying each other without the usual awkward uneasiness
about what’s going on and so on.

Just also wanted to say that for such a short story, it’s a
perfect package. The writing, the pacing of the story, how it starts, how it
ends, it’s very feel good. And it’s sexy!

Adults only- younger than 18- please leave

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